February Conference 2011

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Clear Concept (Common Craft Style) Discriptive Video

Overview: In small groups, students demonstrate of the understanding of a topic in a Clear Concept/Descriptive video. People do not appear in the video. The students are responsible for writing a script, finding images, and creating paper cutouts to clearly and creatively demonstrate understanding of the concept, topic, event or idea.

Recommended roles in groups:
1. 1 Narrator
2. 1 Videographer
3. 2 Movers (people to move the images)
4. 1 Director (optional)

Supplies Needed:
1. Paper
2. Markers/Crayons
3. Scissors
4. Flip Video camera with tripod
5. Table

Process:
1. Understand the topic.
2. Break the topic into several simple steps.
3. Write the script. Keep it short and simple.
4. Find, create, and cutout images to help explain the script.
• Keep images simple and use dark, bold lines.
5. Practice, practice, practice! Practice reading the script and moving the images until it’s perfect before you videotape.
• You must be able to record the script with images without stopping video camera.
6. Record the script and images.
7. Give finished video to teacher to upload to iMovie to share with class.